Joseph Bower

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Joseph Bower

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Joseph Bower

| nickname =

| birth_date = Not recorded

| death_date = Not recorded

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Unknown

| bowling = Unknown-arm fast-medium

| family =

| club1 = Hampshire

| year1 = 1897–1898

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 14

| bat avg1 = 4.66

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 8

| deliveries1 = 430

| wickets1 = 8

| bowl avg1 = 20.75

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 4/43

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 4 January

| year = 2010

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9179.html Cricinfo

}}

Joseph Bower (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.

Bower made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1897,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6498/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Joseph Bower|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}} with him taking three wickets for 55 runs in the Cambridge first innings; Hampshire eventually lost the match by an innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4776.html|title=Cambridge University v Hampshire, University Match 1897|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}} He made a further first-class appearance in 1897 against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Bournemouth, during which he took his career-best figures of 4 for 43,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4811.html|title=Hampshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, Gentlemen of Philadelphia in England 1897|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}} before making a final appearance in the 1898 County Championship against Lancashire at Old Trafford. In his three first-class matches, Bower took eight wickets at an average of 20.75.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6498/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Joseph Bower|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 April 2024|url-access=subscription}}